| Board | CBSE |
| Textbook | NCERT |
| Class | Class 5 |
| Subject | EVS |
| Chapter | CBSE Worksheet for Class 5 EVS Chapter Our Environment and Naturals Calamities Questions with Answers |
| Chapter Name | Our Environment and Naturals Calamities |
| Category | Worksheets |
CBSE Class 5 EVS Our Environment and Natural Calamities Questions with Answers
Q1. ____ is a colourless and odourless gas which is used in making light bulbs.
(A) Air
(B) Oxygen
(C) Argon
(D) Hydrogen
Answer:
C
Q.2 Which among the following is not a layer of the atmosphere?
(A) Exosphere
(B) Lithosphere
(C) Mesosphere
(D) Troposphere
Answer:
B
Q.3 In which layer of atmosphere most of the ozone is present, which protects us from harmful UV radiations of sun?
(A) Mesosphere
(B) Troposphere
(C) Stratosphere
(D) Thermosphere
Answer:
C
Q.4 Which among the following is not a property of air?
(A) Air exerts pressure.
(B) Air has weight.
(C) Air is biotic component of environment.
(D) Air occupies space.
Answer:
C
Q.5 _____ holds the layer of air around the earth.
(A) Friction
(B) Electricity
(C) Gravity
(D) Ultraviolet rays
Answer:
C
Q.6 Which among the following is not a process of removing insoluble impurities from water?
(A) Filtration
(B) Sedimentation
(C) Evaporation
(D) None of these
Answer:
D
Q.7 A process, in which alum is added to muddy water to separate suspended din particles.
(A) Unloading
(B) Loading
(C) Evaporation
(D) Filtration
Answer:
B
Q.8 . . . . . Crystals are used to kill germs present in water.
(A)Ammonia
(B) Potassium permanganate
(C) Sugar
(D) Calcium
Answer:
B
Q.9 Name the process in which clean water is poured into another container without disturbing the sediments.
(A) Sedimentation
(B) Decantation
(C) Evaporation
(D) Filtration
Answer:
B
Q.10 Which among the following is incorrect for the nitrogen gas?
(A) Nitrogen constitutes about 78% of air.
(B) Nitrogen is used in fertilizers.
(C) Nitrogen is used in burning process.
(D) Nitrogen is used by plants with the help of bacteria.
Answer:
C
Q.11 Humidity means amount of ____ in the air.
(A) Snow
(B) Hail
(C) Water vapour
(D) Cloud
Answer:
C
Q.12 Which among the following involves chemical treatment for water purification?
(A) Sedimentation
(B) Decantation
(C) Filtration
(D) Chlorination
Answer:
D
Q.13 Name the low-lying areas that is filled by solid waste material.
(A) Biogas
(B) Green house
(C) Sanitary landfill
(D) Compost pit
Answer:
C
Q.14 Which among the following is a greenhouse gas?
(A) Carbon dioxide
(B) Nitrous oxide
(C) Methane
(D) All the above
Answer:
D
Q.15 Bronchitis is caused by;
(A) Air pollution
(B) Soil pollution
(C) Water pollution
(D) Noise pollution
Answer:
A
Q.16 . . . . . is used in refrigerators, air conditioners and in many other industrial processes.
(A) Carbon dioxide
(B) Carbon monoxide
(C) Chlorofluorocarbon
(D) Methane
Answer:
C
Q.17 Soluble impurities can be removed by which of the following processes?
(A) Evaporation
(B) Distillation
(C) Filtration
(D) Both (A) and (B)
Answer:
D
Q.18 Name the gas released by grass-eating animals as their waste product.
(A) Ozone
(B) Methane
(C) Chlorofluorocarbon
(D) All the above
Answer:
B
Q.19 Which among the following is caused by polluted water?
(A) Cholera
(B) Typhoid
(C) Dysentery
(D) All the above
Answer:
D
Q.20 Which among the following is an effect of global warming?
(A) Melting of polar ice caps.
(B) Rise in water levels of oceans.
(C) Flooding of places near the sea.
(D) All the above
Answer:
D
Q.21 A person who studies earthquakes is called:
(A) Physicist
(B) Seismologist
(C) Archaeologist
(D) Sociologist
Answer:
D
Q.22 . . . . . is an opening in earth's surface which allows hot molten rock to escape.
(A) Earthquake
(B) Tsunami
(C) Volcano
(D) Drought
Answer:
C
Q.23 Strong vibration on the surface of earth are also known as:
(A) Tsunami
(B) Cyclone
(C) Typhoon
(D) Earthquake
Answer:
D
Q.24 The waves generated by earthquake are detected with the help of:
(A) Bar graph
(B) Line graph
(C) Seismograph
(D) Flow chart
Answer:
C
Q.25 Which area will be more prone to cyclone?
(A) Desert area
(B) Coastal area
(C) Barren area
(D) All the above
Answer:
B
Q.26 Barren island is which type of volcano?
(A) Dormant volcano
(B) Active volcano
(C) Extinct volcano
(D) Not a volcano
Answer:
B
Q.27 Which among the following is not a part of a volcano?
(A) Crater
(B) Vent
(C) Lava
(D) Tidal wave
Answer:
D
Q.28 The study of earthquakes is called _______.
(A) Ornithology
(B) Sociology
(C) Seismology
(D) Geology
Answer:
C
Q.29 Name the vertical tunnel through which magma rushes upwards in a volcano.
(A) Vent
(B) Crater
(C) Magma
(D) Tremor
Answer:
A
Q.30 Dormant volcano are volcanoes:
(A) Which have not erupted for several years but could erupt in the future.
(B) Which are not expected to erupt in the future.
(C) Which may erupt at any time.
(D) All the above
Answer:
A
Q.31 Which one of the following are the causes of drought?
(A) Less rainfall
(B) High temperature
(C) Dry winds
(D) All the above
Answer:
D
Q.32 Hot magma when reaches on earth's surface is known as:
(A) Crater
(B) Cyclone
(C) Lava
(D) Vent
Answer:
C
Q.33 The point on the earth s surface which is above the point where an earthquake originates.
(A) Crater
(B) Focus
(C) Epicentre
(D) Horizon
Answer:
C
Q.34 . . . . . is a natural disaster caused by undersea earthquakes.
(A) Earthquake
(B) Drought
(C) Tsunami
(D) Volcano
Answer:
C
Q. 35 Match the following:
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| i. Dormant volcano | A. Zuidwal volcano |
| ii. Extinct volcano | B. Harbour wave |
| iii. Active volcano | C. Mount erebus |
| iv. Tsunami | D. Mount Kilimanjaro |
(A) (i- (D), (ii- (C), (iii- (B), (iv- (A)
(B) (i- (C), (ii- (A), (iii- (D), (iv- (B)
(C) (i- (D), (ii- (A), (iii- (C), (iv- (B)
(D) (i- (B), (ii- (D), (iii- (A), (iv- (C)
Answer:
C
Q.36 Which among the following diseases can be caused due to effects of floods?
(A) Cholera
(B) Malaria
(C) Typhoid
(D) All the above
Answer:
D
Q.37 Which among the following crops can be grown in area having less rainfall1
(A) Sorghum
(B) Millets
(C) Maize
(D) All the above
Answer:
D
Q.38 Name the smaller quakes which continue after first big earthquake.
(A) Focus
(B) Aftershocks
(C) Epicentre
(D) Postquakes
Answer:
B
Q.39 Which among the following statements is not correct?
(A) Natural disasters cause great loss of life and property.
(B) Tsunami occurs mostly near a desert area.
(C) Floods are mostly occur at river banks areas.
(D) All the above
Answer:
B
Q.40 Olympus Mons is a:
(A) Tsunami
(B) Cyclone
(C) Volcanic mountain
(D) Flood
Answer:
C
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